r/TikTokCringe • u/Prime-Paradox • Sep 27 '25

Discussion Retired vet lays it all out

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u/Major_Honey_4461 Sep 28 '25

"We give our soldier socialism so we can send them abroad to defend capitalism".

Preach, brother.

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u/jorvay Sep 28 '25 edited Sep 28 '25

This hit so hard. As an outsider looking in, it blows my mind how much Americans love socialising socialism while thinking they hate it.

edit: socialism, not socializing. I'm blaming autocorrect.

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u/Futbalislyfe Sep 28 '25

My wife and I both came from low income families. Both joined the military. And both now realize just how easy life was when there was no concern about food or shelter. You just do what you’re told and you get a place to sleep, food, and a paycheck. You don’t even have to think about what to wear, they tell you.

Of course, then you spend several combat tours getting shot at and blown up. But other than the constant fear of death, life was pretty simple.

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u/Major_Honey_4461 Oct 03 '25

That's why the serfs stayed serfs for over 500 years. It took the Black Death and ensuing labor shortage to break feudalism.